Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen Highlights, All England Badminton Championship: Axelsen beats Sen 21-10, 21-15 to win second title

March 20, 2022

23:06 (IST)

That's it from us in our coverage of the All England Open Badminton Championships men's singles final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen, the latter capping off a dominant run to a second Birmingham title with yet another straight-games win!

This is Amit wishing you all good night!

23:05 (IST)

Certainly does have the makings of a champion, does Sen

22:52 (IST)

Here's the winning moment!

22:52 (IST)

What a tournament this has turned out to be for world No 1 Viktor Axelsen, who didn't drop a single game on his way to his second men's singles title at badminton's oldest running competition!

Lakshya Sen though can take heart from continuing his stupendous form in the international circuit, winning bronze in the world championships, followed by a victory at the India Open and a runner-up finish at the German Open!

22:46 (IST)

Viktor Axelsen wins his 2nd All England Open Badminton Championships title! Defeats Lakshya Sen, making his maiden appearance in the men's singles final 21-10, 21-15

Sen tries mounting a late comeback with a couple of consecutive points before firing one into the net to hand the Dane the title!

22:43 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 2: Lakshya Sen 12-19 Viktor Axelsen


Viktor Axelsen is just two points away from sealing his 2nd title! Despite putting up a brave fight, Sen's a long way off from drawing level in Game 2. The Indians in the crowd aren’t giving up yet though, going on with their “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” chants!

22:36 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 2: Lakshya Sen 10-16 Viktor Axelsen


Axelsen widens the gulf between him and the Indian after conceding three consecutive points. Sen, meanwhile, also wastes both of his challenges. The Dane’s starting to sniff victory now!

22:32 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 2: Lakshya Sen 8-11 Viktor Axelsen


Sen collects the first three points on the other side of the mid-game interval to keep his hopes of drawing level alive!

22:30 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 2: Lakshya Sen 5-11 Viktor Axelsen


Sen is giving his absolute best at the moment, returning an explosive smash with a heroic leap to his right and deflecting a couple of more smashes thereafter, but Axelsen ultimately prevails as he leads by six at the mid-game interval

22:27 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 2: Lakshya Sen 4-8 Viktor Axelsen


Axelsen is back in the lead after Sen draws level with him at four-all, reeling off the next four points with the latest coming off a cross-court jump smash.

22:24 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 2: Lakshya Sen 4-4 Viktor Axelsen


Sen collects four out of the next five points after conceding a 3-0 lead to the Dane, and has caught up with his opponent for the first time tonight!

Plenty of support from the crowd at the moment. Looks like a lot of Indians have turned up at the venue.

22:21 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 2: Lakshya Sen 0-3 Viktor Axelsen


Axelsen opens up another 3-0 lead! He’s looking in ominous form tonight. It’s now or never as far Lakshya’s hopes of a maiden title are concerned.

22:18 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 1: Lakshya Sen 10-21 Viktor Axelsen


Viktor Axelsen takes Game 1 rather comfortably, and is one step away from winning his second All England title! Sen collects a couple of late points before hitting one beyond the side line to concede the opening game.

22:11 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 1: Lakshya Sen 7-19 Viktor Axelsen


The World No 1 is proving too good for the Indian, who wastes a challenge along the way, at the moment, and is just two points away from sealing Game 1 and having one hand on the title!

22:06 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 1: Lakshya Sen 5-13 Viktor Axelsen


Some deft net play from Sen on the other side of the water break, and he has collected three of the last four points! The Indian certainly appears a lot more charged up at the moment.

22:05 (IST)

Has been Axelsen all the way!

22:04 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 1: Lakshya Sen 2-11 Viktor Axelsen


Viktor Axelsen's bossing Game 1 of the men's singles final so far, going 11-2 up against Lakshya Sen at the break, reeling off five consecutive points. Can the Indian mount a comeback from here?

21:58 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 1: Lakshya Sen 2-6 Viktor Axelsen


Sen concedes six points to the world No 1 before opening his account with a cross-court smash! He then follows up with an intense rally and collects a second consecutive point with another smash. Sen’s back in the contest!

21:54 (IST)

Men’s Singles final, LIVE SCORE, Game 1: Lakshya Sen 0-3 Viktor Axelsen

The Dane seizes the early lead after starting off with the service. Bit of a shaky start for the Indian in his quest for his maiden title.

21:49 (IST)

The two men's singles finalists make their way to Court No 6 for the grand finale! The action is about to get underway!

Paul Buffham will serve as the umpire for the final fixture of the tournament.

21:46 (IST)

— Viktor Axelsen, currently ranked No 1 in the world in men's singles who also happens to be the current Olympic champion, is set to make his fourth consecutive appearance in the All England Open final.

— Lakshya Sen, who's currently top of the BWF World Tour rankings, makes his maiden appearance in the summit clash.

— Sen had earlier beaten Axelsen in the 2022 German Open, his only victory against the Dane. Axelsen leads in the head-to-head record 4-1.

21:34 (IST)

Japan’s Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino win their second consecutive All England title after beating Chinese pair Wang Yi Lyu and Huang Dong Ping 21-19, 21-19 in the Mixed Doubles final!

The Men's Singles final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen's next!

21:18 (IST)

The moment Yamaguchi sealed her maiden All England title!
 

21:10 (IST)

Turned out to be some prediction from the legendary Indian shuttler

21:08 (IST)

Can Sen go one step further and join an even more exclusive club tonight?

20:59 (IST)

Results so far today:

Women's Singles final: Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) defeated An Se-young (South Korea) 21-15, 21-15.

Men's Doubles final: Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana (Indonesia) defeated Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia) 21-19, 21-13.

Women's Doubles final: Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida (Japan) defeated Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu (China) 21-13, 21-9.

20:52 (IST)

Lakshya, who's been having a stellar season so far, became only the fourth Indian in the final of the men's singles event at the All England Open Badminton Championships after a gruelling semi-final victory over Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in a contest that lasted an hour and 16 minutes.

"Towards the end, I was just trying to not think about the things that was going around, it was an All England semifinal and the thoughts were coming in but I was trying to keep myself focussed," Sen said after his victory.

Click here to read the semi-final report

20:40 (IST)

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships men's singles final between Lakshya Sen and world No 1 Viktor Axelsen.

World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen beat defending champion Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 in a match that lasted for one hour and sixteen minutes to advance to the men's singles final of the All England Badminton Championships 2022 here at Utilita Arena Birmingham.

The 20-year-old Indian started the match brilliantly taking an early lead of 10-6 in the opening game against the Malaysian shuttler. Lee Zii Jia clawed his way back by reducing the deficit to make it 12-13. But Lakshya then raised his level and won six points on the trot to make it 19-12 and finally went on to win the opening game 21-13.

The Malaysian, who defeated World No 2 and two-time World Champion Kento Momota of Japan in the quarter-final, made a roaring comeback in the next game by taking an early lead of 9-2 winning six consecutive points.

Lakshya Sen who was trailing at 5-16 tried to make a comeback of sorts winning five points on the trot to make it 10-16 but it was too little too late as the Malaysian went on to win the game 21-12 as the match went to the decider.

In the third and final game, Lakshya Sen made a decent start taking a 2-0 lead but his slender lead could not last long as Lee Zii Jia took the lead and went into the break with an 11-9 lead. After the break, the Malaysian won three points on the trot to take a 14-10 lead but the World Championships bronze medallist fought back to level scores at 18-18. From there on the Indian won two consecutive points to make it 20-18 and finally won the deciding game 21-19.

The last time an Indian reached the final of All England was Saina Nehwal in 2015 where she ended up as runners-up and the last time an Indian who won All England Badminton Championships was Pullela Gopichand in 2001. Only two Indians have won this tournament before Prakash Padukone in 1980 and Pullela Gopichand in 2001. Lakshya Sen is just one win away from being the third Indian. Lakshya also becomes the fifth Indian to enter the All England final.

The Almora lad is enjoying a decent run of form as he bagged a bronze medal in World Championship, secured his maiden Super 500 title at India Open in January and then claimed a runners-up finish at the German Open.

Here's everything you need to know about the Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen final:

What time will the All England Open 2022 final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen start?

The All England Open 2022 final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen will be the fifth and final match of the day. It is expected to start around 8:30 PM IST (tentatively).

Where will the All England Open 2022 final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen take place?

The All England Open 2022 final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen will be played at the Utilita Arena Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

Where can I watch the All England Open 2022 final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen?

The All England Open 2022 final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen will be broadcast live on VH1, MTV, History TV 18 channels in India.

Where can I catch the live streaming of the All England Open 2022 final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen?

The live streaming of the Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen All England Open 2022 final will be available on the Voot Select app and website. You can also catch the live updates at firstpost.com.

With inputs from ANI

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